Ingredients

  • 180 g butter or 180 g margarine
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 14 cup oil
  • 3 -4 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons mixed spice
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Method

  • Preheat oven to 170 deg Celsius
  • Grease a 27 x 14 x 8 cm deep loaf pan
  • Sift dry ingredients together
  • Using an electric mixer, beat butter & sugar until light - 3 mins
  • Add egg & vanilla essence, mix well
  • Add oil, mix well
  • Stir in banana
  • Add dry ingredients & mix on low speed of electric mixer until just combined.
  • Spread into greased pan
  • Bake for 1 hour.
  • Leave to cool in pan for 10 mins then turn onto a wire rack to cool.
  • Let go completely cold before cutting.
  • This makes quite a large loaf.
  • For a smaller loaf, halve the ingredients and use a 23 x 14 cm loaf pan.